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> What problem do Surface tablets solve? Art problems, apparently. Gabe of Penny Arcade seemed pretty positive about the Surface Pro: http://www.penny-arcade.

by klipt 13y ago

> What problem do Surface tablets solve? Art problems, apparently. Gabe of Penny Arcade seemed pretty positive about the Surface Pro: http://www.penny-arcade.com/2013/02/22/the-ms-surface-pro http://www.penny-arcade.com/2013/02/22/the-ms-surface-pro

ZeroGravitas 13y ago
He gave up on Windows phone after a year though: http://www.penny-arcade.com/2014/01/22/so-many-games1 http://www.penny-arcade.com/2014/01/22/so-many-games1 "I made the switch back to an iphone recently after having a Windows phone for about a year. I really liked the OS but I had nothing but trouble with the hardware. I went through three different handsets and all of them ended up failing on me. Eventually I gave up and just bought an iPhone 5c. I have to say that after a year on the Windows phone I had forgotten what the Apple app store looks like. I think I had managed to convince myself that the Windows app store was pretty solid. Jesus Christ was I wrong."
- pmelendez 13y ago
  >"I think I had managed to convince myself that the Windows app store was pretty solid. Jesus Christ was I wrong." True, but keep in mind only refers to games in that article, which is hands down the stronger point of the app store. I don't play games any more and I hardly miss anything from iOS that doesn't exist in the Windows Phone Store.
- sliverstorm 13y ago
  I really liked the OS but I had nothing but trouble with the [phone] hardware This tells us what, exactly, about the Surface Pro?
  - ZeroGravitas 13y ago
    It was more a free association but since you ask: That even someone directly targeted by Surface "professional-stylus-user" demographic, and who was willing to try Windows Phone, now has one foot in another ecosystem that also offers a quite popular tablet? Surface (and PC Gaming) wasn't enough to keep him on Windows Phone, but maybe iPhone will be enough to pull him to iPad (even if it's not as good for some tasks, but better for others e.g. gaming) if the two competing attempts at lock-in clash (and they will, because lock-in is lock-out if you're on the wrong side of it).

by klipt 13y ago

ZeroGravitas 13y ago

He gave up on Windows phone after a year though: http://www.penny-arcade.com/2014/01/22/so-many-games1 http://www.penny-arcade.com/2014/01/22/so-many-games1 "I made the switch back to an iphone recently after having a Windows phone for about a year. I really liked the OS but I had nothing but trouble with the hardware. I went through three different handsets and all of them ended up failing on me. Eventually I gave up and just bought an iPhone 5c. I have to say that after a year on the Windows phone I had forgotten what the Apple app store looks like. I think I had managed to convince myself that the Windows app store was pretty solid. Jesus Christ was I wrong."

pmelendez 13y ago
>"I think I had managed to convince myself that the Windows app store was pretty solid. Jesus Christ was I wrong." True, but keep in mind only refers to games in that article, which is hands down the stronger point of the app store. I don't play games any more and I hardly miss anything from iOS that doesn't exist in the Windows Phone Store.
sliverstorm 13y ago
I really liked the OS but I had nothing but trouble with the [phone] hardware This tells us what, exactly, about the Surface Pro?
- ZeroGravitas 13y ago
  It was more a free association but since you ask: That even someone directly targeted by Surface "professional-stylus-user" demographic, and who was willing to try Windows Phone, now has one foot in another ecosystem that also offers a quite popular tablet? Surface (and PC Gaming) wasn't enough to keep him on Windows Phone, but maybe iPhone will be enough to pull him to iPad (even if it's not as good for some tasks, but better for others e.g. gaming) if the two competing attempts at lock-in clash (and they will, because lock-in is lock-out if you're on the wrong side of it).